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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 18, 1945
Page
6
The article reflects on Martha and Mary in Luke 10 38 42 asserting Mary chose to hear Jesus while Martha served. It links Jesus teachings to 1 Corinthians 13 highlighting love as patient kind and enduring all things with faith hope and love as lasting.
Ottawa reports Finance Minister Ibley unveils a budget prioritizing rapid postwar revival and inflation control. Personal income tax cuts, lower excess profits tax, and removal of certain production taxes aim to spur industry, with a $2.24 billion estimated deficit. Labor unrest and government controls on Burns and Company plants mark the week as Ottawa also backs UN FAO participation and meat ration tweaks.
Citizens cheer as troops dock in Halifax for a joyous greeting. A Halifax maiden throws candy to a sergeant on a transport deck, striking him and shattering three teeth after a misjudged throw. The incident ends with the sergeant’s injury as onlookers react in shock.
Ex-Primonesin fatten Regina (OT) reports that prairie soldiers repatriated from a Japanese poison camp assess recovery by how many uniform changes they need. Some women have required four men uniforms between release and festival home due to weight gain.
A small British mission led by Gerald Lewanton will travel to Germany to assess timber conditions in the Heilland zone and discuss opportunities to obtain timber for the United Kingdom.
The Travel Association of Great Britain and Ireland plans to attract up to 3,000,000 tourists yearly to the British Isles, with facilities not ready until 1947. It expects foreign currency needs, government support, and possible worker influx from Swiss factories pending conditions, while organizers target postwar travel growth.
Royal Ontario Museum scientists explain the Canadian Shield as a vast ancient rock area covering about half of Canada. Formed over two billion to 500 million years, it once featured high mountains and earthquakes now eroded by glaciers and rivers. It hosts many igneous rocks, few animal fossils, and lacks coal and oil, with similar rocks beneath southern Ontario sediments.
A brief line reminds readers to keep in mind the urging role of Victory Loan solicitors during the drive.
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